Welland in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Artist - Welland Recreational Canal Corporation "Community Canoe"

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 1, 2025

1. Artist - Welland Recreational Canal Corporation "Community Canoe" - Marker

Inscription. A Public Art partnership with the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, City of Welland and Welland Recreational Canal Corporation. To celebrate the creative talents of community artist, the Welland Flatwater course and the Pan Am 2015 canoe and kayak games

Erected 2015.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports. In addition, it is included in the The Welland Canals series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2015.

Location. 42° 57.759′ N, 79° 15.293′ W. Marker is in Welland, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It can be reached from the intersection of Townline Tunnel Road and Colborne Rd, on the right when traveling west. The marker is 30 metres north of Townline Tunnel Road, along Colborne Rd, which is really the driveway for a parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Townline Tunnel Rd, Welland ON L3B 5W8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

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on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Economic Impact (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); The Feeder Canal - Junction Lock - 1845 (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); The Decline (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Junction Village (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); The Origins (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); The Raceway (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); The Eight Bridges (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Chaffey-Fennessy House 1913 (approx. 1.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Welland.

Regarding Artist - Welland Recreational Canal Corporation "Community Canoe". When the Welland Canal was re-routed around the east side of the City of Welland in 1973, 8 km (5 miles) of former canal became Welland's recreational canal. Among other uses, Welland has multiple 6-lane wide rowing courses; one course is 4 km (2.5 miles) long.

Welland International Flatwater Centre image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 1, 2025

2. Welland International Flatwater Centre

Photo faces west and south-west from the east shore of the Welland recreational canal. The canoe (with the marker) is distant right, "over" the left orange pyramid buoy.

Canoe Art - "Community Canoe" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 1, 2025

3. Canoe Art - "Community Canoe"

A rowing lane image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 1, 2025

4. A rowing lane

The rowing course goes under those two bridges - around the slight (9 degree) bend, the black rail bridge (a no longer swinging swing-bridge); and the nearer Ontario Road bridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 3, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.